Think Like A White Man – Nels Abbey
“Remember, that at the end of the day there is nothing wrong with you. You are trying to navigate a social order and stigma that predated you and will continue after you. In a normal and just world, you wouldn’t…
Tag Books
Shankly – My Story
Do you ever start reading a book and accidentally read a couple of words in front of where you are at cos you’re that excited by the content? For all that he built and achieved, Shankly has immortalised himself into…
Crongton Knights – Alex Wheatle
In order to write my book, I read a lot of non fiction to get resources and background to the subjects that I wrote about… and I’m not going to lie, that stuff hurt my head sometimes. It felt like…
Children of Virtue and Vengeance – Tomi Adeyemi
The long awaited sequel to one of my favourite reads, Children of Blood and Bone. I don’t know if it was just me, but this book felt so short! Maybe it was because I could not put it down, and…
SAFE: Black Men Reclaiming Space – Derek Owusu
It really grinds my gears when I hear people question if Britain is racist, or if there is ‘still’ racism in Britain? There has always been racism in Britain. Before I was alive and no doubt when I’m gone too.…
Pele
“His great secret was improvisation. He had an extraordinary perception of the game” Carlos Alberto Torres QUESTION: Who is the greatest ever footballer? Everyone has their own opinion, unfortunately I never made the list. I would’ve made it if it…
Destined to Witness. Growing up Black in Nazi Germany
“None of them seemed to notice me – the living antithesis to their obsession with racial purity – as I peered into the meeting hall. Or so I thought. Suddenly, I was grabbed from behind by two large fists” I’m…
Mr Nice – Howard Marks
He was Britain’s most wanted man. He spent seven years in America’s penitentiary. You’ll like him What traits make a good international drug dealer? What does a typical international drug dealer look like? Everything that you’re thinking, picture the exact…
Great War to Race Riots – Madeline Heneghan
We’ll never understand the true nature of our country if we don’t know everything about it. I try to read as much on the British Empire so that I can truly understand the positives and the negatives. The fact of…